One of the reasons I write this every week is to have a record of events I can look back on later in the year or next year if I\u2019m reading it then.<\/p>\n
Also I start too many projects and never finish them, so I am motivated to keep doing it.<\/p>\n
I really have no idea if anyone reads this or not, but if you do you can learn what happen\u2026<\/p>\n
Last Week In Life: May 3, 2021- May 9, 2021<\/strong><\/h1>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/b><\/span>FEAST DAYS ,HOLIDAYS AND LAST WEEK IN HISTORY<\/span><\/h2>\n\u00a0Mon\u00a0 May 3,\u00a0 2021<\/b><\/p>\n
\u00a0Saints\u00a0Philip\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0James<\/a>, Apostles \u2013 Feast<\/p>\nOrthodox Easter Monday<\/a><\/p>\n\n- \n<\/li>
- 1632<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Catherine of St. Augustine<\/a>, French-Canadian nurse and saint, founded the\u00a0H\u00f4tel-Dieu de Qu\u00e9bec<\/a>\u00a0is born. (d. 1668)<\/li>\n
- 1715<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 A\u00a0total solar eclipse<\/a>\u00a0was visible across northern Europe, and northern Asia, as predicted by\u00a0Edmond Halley<\/a>\u00a0to within 4 minutes accuracy.<\/li>\n
- 1791<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The\u00a0Constitution of May 3<\/a>\u00a0(the first modern\u00a0constitution<\/a>\u00a0in Europe) is proclaimed by the\u00a0Sejm<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0Polish\u2013Lithuanian Commonwealth<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- 1802<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Washington, D.C.<\/a>\u00a0is incorporated as a city after\u00a0Congress<\/a>\u00a0abolishes the Board of Commissioners, the District\u2019s founding government. The \u201cCity of Washington\u201d is given a\u00a0mayor-council<\/a>\u00a0form of government.<\/sup><\/li>\n
- 1896 \u2013\u00a0Dodie Smith<\/a>, English author and playwright is born. (d. 1990)<\/li>\n
- 1903<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Bing Crosby<\/a>, American singer and actor\u00a0 is born. (d. 1977)<\/li>\n
- 1934 \u2013\u00a0Frankie Valli<\/a>, American singer and actor is born.<\/li>\n
- 2007<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The 3-year-old British girl\u00a0Madeleine McCann<\/a>\u00a0disappears in Praia da Luz, Portugal, starting \u201cthe most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Tuesday May 4, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0Star Wars<\/i>\u00a0Day<\/a>\u00a0(International observance<\/a>)<\/p>\nWorld Naked Gardening Day<\/a><\/p>\nAnti-Bullying Day<\/a>\u00a0(United Nations<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n- 1256<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The\u00a0Augustinian<\/a>\u00a0monastic order<\/a>\u00a0is constituted at the\u00a0Lecceto Monastery<\/a>\u00a0when\u00a0Pope Alexander IV<\/a>\u00a0issues a\u00a0papal bull<\/a>\u00a0Licet ecclesiae catholicae<\/i>.<\/li>\n
- 1493<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Pope Alexander VI<\/a>\u00a0divides the\u00a0New World<\/a>\u00a0between Spain and Portugal along the\u00a0Line of Demarcation<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- 1776<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Rhode Island<\/a>\u00a0becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King\u00a0George III<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- 1904<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The United States begins construction of the\u00a0Panama Canal<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- 1927<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The\u00a0Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences<\/a>\u00a0is incorporated.[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n
- 1932<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 In\u00a0Atlanta<\/a>,\u00a0mobster<\/a>\u00a0Al Capone<\/a>\u00a0begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for\u00a0tax evasion<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- 1953<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Ernest Hemingway<\/a>\u00a0wins the\u00a0Pulitzer Prize<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0The Old Man and the Sea<\/a><\/i>.<\/li>\n
- 1959<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The\u00a01st Annual Grammy Awards<\/a>\u00a0are held.<\/li>\n
- 1970<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Vietnam War<\/a>:\u00a0Kent State shootings<\/a>: The\u00a0Ohio National Guard<\/a>, sent to\u00a0Kent State University<\/a>\u00a0after disturbances in the city of Kent the weekend before, opens fire killing four unarmed students and wounding nine others. The students were protesting the\u00a0Cambodian Campaign<\/a>\u00a0of the United States and\u00a0South Vietnam<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- 1973<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The 108-story\u00a0Sears Tower<\/a>\u00a0in Chicago is topped out at 1,451 feet as the\u00a0world\u2019s tallest building<\/a>.[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n
- 1979<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Margaret Thatcher<\/a>\u00a0becomes the first female\u00a0Prime Minister of the United Kingdom<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Wednesday May 5,\u00a0 2021<\/strong><\/p>\nCinco de Mayo<\/a><\/p>\n\n- 1494<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Christopher Columbus<\/a>\u00a0lands on the island of\u00a0Jamaica<\/a>\u00a0and claims it for Spain.<\/li>\n
- 1925<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Scopes Trial<\/a>: Serving of an arrest warrant on\u00a0John T. Scopes<\/a>\u00a0for teaching\u00a0evolution<\/a>\u00a0in violation of the\u00a0Butler Act<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- 2021-\u00a0May 5<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 SpaceX successfully flies, lands, and recovers a\u00a0Starship<\/a>\u00a0prototype for the first time, after\u00a0four unsuccessful previous attempts<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Thursday May 6,\u00a0 2021<\/strong><\/p>\nNational Nurses Day<\/a><\/p>\nNational Day of Prayer<\/a>\u2018<\/p>\n\n- 1536 \u2013 King\u00a0Henry VIII<\/a>\u00a0orders English-language Bibles be placed in every church. In 1539 the\u00a0Great Bible<\/a>\u00a0would be provided for this purpose.<\/li>\n
- 1542<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Francis Xavier<\/a>\u00a0reaches\u00a0Old Goa<\/a>, the capital of\u00a0Portuguese India<\/a>\u00a0at the time.<\/li>\n
- 1889<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The\u00a0Eiffel Tower<\/a>\u00a0is officially opened to the public at the\u00a0Universal Exposition<\/a>\u00a0in Paris.<\/li>\n
- 1915<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Babe Ruth<\/a>, then a pitcher for the\u00a0Boston Red Sox<\/a>, hits his first major league home run.<\/li>\n
- 1937<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Hindenburg disaster<\/a>: The\u00a0German<\/a>\u00a0zeppelin<\/a>\u00a0Hindenburg<\/i>\u00a0catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at\u00a0Lakehurst, New Jersey<\/a>. Thirty-six people are killed.<\/li>\n
- 1940<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0John Steinbeck<\/a>\u00a0is awarded the\u00a0Pulitzer Prize<\/a>\u00a0for his novel\u00a0The Grapes of Wrath<\/a><\/i>.<\/li>\n
- 1941<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 At\u00a0California<\/a>\u2018s\u00a0March Field<\/a>,\u00a0Bob Hope<\/a>\u00a0performs his first\u00a0USO<\/a>\u00a0show.<\/li>\n
- 1954<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Roger Bannister<\/a>\u00a0becomes the first person to run the\u00a0mile<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0under four minutes<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- 1960<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 More than 20\u00a0million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when\u00a0Princess Margaret<\/a>\u00a0marries\u00a0Anthony Armstrong-Jones<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0Westminster Abbey<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- 1983<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The\u00a0Hitler Diaries<\/a><\/i>\u00a0are revealed as a hoax after being examined by new experts.<\/li>\n
- 1984<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 One hundred three\u00a0Korean Martyrs<\/a>\u00a0are\u00a0canonized<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Pope John Paul II<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Seoul<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- 1998<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Steve Jobs<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0Apple Inc<\/a>. unveils the first iMac<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Friday\u00a0 May 7,\u00a0 2021<\/strong><\/p>\nTruman Day observed<\/a><\/p>\nMilitary Spouse Appreciation Day<\/a><\/p>\n\n- 1824<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 World premiere of\u00a0Ludwig van Beethoven<\/a>\u2018s\u00a0Ninth Symphony<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Vienna<\/a>, Austria. The performance is conducted by\u00a0Michael Umlauf<\/a>\u00a0under the composer\u2019s supervision<\/li>\n
- 1915<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0World War I<\/a>: German\u00a0submarine<\/a>\u00a0U-20<\/i><\/a>\u00a0sinks<\/a>\u00a0RMS\u00a0Lusitania<\/i><\/a>, killing 1,198 people, including 128 Americans. Public reaction to the sinking turns many former pro-Germans in the United States against the\u00a0German Empire<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- 1992<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Michigan<\/a>\u00a0ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the\u00a0United States Constitution<\/a>\u00a0making the\u00a027th Amendment<\/a>\u00a0law. This amendment bars the\u00a0U.S. Congress<\/a>\u00a0from giving itself a mid-term pay raise.<\/li>\n
- 1999<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Pope John Paul II<\/a>\u00a0travels to\u00a0Romania<\/a>, becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly\u00a0Eastern Orthodox<\/a>\u00a0country since the\u00a0Great Schism<\/a>\u00a0in 1054.<\/li>\n
- \n<\/li><\/ul>\n
\u00a0Saturday May 8\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a02021<\/p>\nVictory in Europe Day<\/a><\/p>\n\n- \n<\/li>
- 535<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Pope John II<\/a> dies.<\/li>\n
- 615<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Pope Boniface IV<\/a>\u00a0dies. (b. 550)[20]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n
- 685<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Pope Benedict II<\/a>\u00a0dies.<\/li>\n
- 1429<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Joan of Arc<\/a>\u00a0lifts the\u00a0Siege of Orl\u00e9ans<\/a>, turning the tide of the Hundred Years\u2019 War.<\/li>\n
- 1668<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Catherine of St. Augustine<\/a>, French-Canadian nun and saint d ies. (b. 1632)<\/li>\n
- 1786<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0John Vianney<\/a>, French priest and saint is born. (d. 1859)<\/li>\n
- 1884<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Harry S. Truman<\/a>, American colonel and politician, 33rd\u00a0President of the United States<\/a>\u00a0is born(d. 1972)<\/li>\n
- 1886<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Pharmacist\u00a0John Pemberton<\/a>\u00a0first sells a carbonated beverage named \u201cCoca-Cola<\/a>\u201d as a patent medicine.<\/li>\n
- 1895 \u2013\u00a0Fulton J. Sheen<\/a>, American archbishop is born.(d. 1979)<\/li>\n
- 1912<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Paramount Pictures<\/a>\u00a0is founded.<\/li>\n
- 1933<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Mohandas Gandhi<\/a>\u00a0begins a 21-day fast of self-purification and launched a one-year campaign to help the Harijan movement.<\/li>\n
- 1945<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 World War II: The\u00a0German Instrument of Surrender<\/a>\u00a0signed at\u00a0Reims<\/a>\u00a0comes into effect.<\/li>\n
- 1976<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The rollercoaster\u00a0The New Revolution<\/a>, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at\u00a0Six Flags Magic Mountain<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- 2019<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 British 17-year-old Isabelle Holdaway is reported to be the first patient ever to receive a genetically modified\u00a0phage therapy<\/a>\u00a0to treat a\u00a0drug-resistant infection<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Sunday May 9,\u00a0 2021<\/strong><\/p>\nMother\u2019s Day<\/a><\/p>\n\n- 1887<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Buffalo Bill Cody<\/a>\u2018s Wild West Show opens in London.<\/li>\n
- 1958<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Alfred Hitchcock\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0film\u00a0Vertigo<\/a><\/i>\u00a0has world premiere in\u00a0San Francisco<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- 1960<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The\u00a0Food and Drug Administration<\/a>\u00a0announces it will approve\u00a0birth control<\/a>\u00a0as an additional\u00a0indication<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0Searle<\/a>\u2018s Enovid, making Enovid the world\u2019s first approved\u00a0oral contraceptive pill<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- 2002<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The\u00a038-day stand-off<\/a>\u00a0in the\u00a0Church of the Nativity<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Bethlehem<\/a>\u00a0comes to an end when the\u00a0Palestinians<\/a>\u00a0inside agree to have 13 suspected terrorists among them deported to several different countries.<\/li>\n
- 2020<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Little Richard<\/a>, American singer, songwriter, and pianist\u00a0 dies. (b. 1932)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Bishop Barron\u2019s Homily of the Week<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\nLast Week\u2019s SPECTACULAR STORY OF WEEK<\/span><\/h2>\nBlessed \u00a0Carlo Acutis<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0(3 May 1991 \u2013 12 October 2006: Aged 15)
\nBeatification<\/strong>\u00a0 Saturday, October 10 at 4 P.M, Papal Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi\u00a0 by Pope Francis<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/1316\/2020\/10\/Carlo-300x150.jpg\")
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Young Carlo is\u00a0Acutis,\u00a0 was born on May 3, 1991, would have been 30 years old this year.<\/p>\n
Young Carlo is one of\u00a0 the newest Blesseds in the church.<\/p>\n
Young Carlo is\u00a0the first millennial to be\u00a0beatified<\/a>\u00a0by Catholic Church.<\/p>\nYoung Carlo was passionate about Computers.<\/strong><\/p>\nYoung Carlo was passionate about the Eucharist.<\/strong><\/p>\nYoung Carlo was inspired by blessed\u00a0James Alberione<\/b>\u00a0(April 4, 1884 \u2013 November 26, 1971)the founder of the Society of St. Paul,\u00a0 and of the Daughters of St. Paul to use the media to to evangelize and proclaim the Gospel.<\/p>\n
So the result of all 3 ingredients led him to create a website listing all Eucharistic miracles<\/a> in the history of the church.<\/p>\nLike some other young saints\u00a0 contracted a form of cancer which led to his death.<\/p>\n
His wise words of life.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo not be afraid because with the Incarnation of Jesus, death becomes life, and there\u2019s no need to escape:
\nin eternal life, something extraordinary awaits us.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Blessed Carlo Acutis\u2019 30th birthday celebrated by parishes across world (catholicnewsagency.com)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nA new Catholic youth center named after Carlo Acutis opened in Reggio Calabria at the Holy Family parish in Palmi.<\/p>\n
The oratory, which includes a soccer field, was inaugurated with a ribbon-cutting and blessing by Bishop Francesco Milito, who quoted St. John Bosco in his speech.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn an oratory, three things can never be lacking: the sports field, the theater, and the church,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Wise Words Indeed.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\nLast Week\u2019s News of the World<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/1316\/2021\/04\/tom-reading-the-news-300x200.jpg\")
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Because It\u2019s Important to Now What\u2019s Happening in the World<\/h2>\n
\u00a0I usually write something a little longer and substantial. But I\u2019ve been working on another project but needed to put out something for the Last Week in Life. So here is\u00a0 briefly what is happening\u00a0 the world. A lot of interesting things. Click on the link to read more.<\/p>\n
Survivor of subway crash reflects on decision to change cars (apnews.com)<\/a><\/p>\nA decision to change cars to get closer to a station exit may have saved Erik Bravo, a 34-year-old financial adviser who survived the collapse of an elevated line in Mexico City\u2019s subway system that killed 25 people and injured around 80.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Nature at its craziest: Trillions of cicadas about to emerge (apnews.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\nSifting through a shovel load of dirt in a suburban backyard, Michael Raupp and Paula Shrewsbury find their quarry: a cicada nymph.<\/p>\n
And then another. And another. And four more.<\/p>\n
In maybe a third of a square foot of dirt, the University of Maryland entomologists find at least seven cicadas \u2014 a rate just shy of a million per acre. A nearby yard yielded a rate closer to 1.5 million.<\/p>\n
And there\u2019s much more afoot. Trillions of the red-eyed black bugs are coming, scientists say.<\/p>\n
When the entire brood emerges, backyards can look like undulating waves, and the bug chorus is lawnmower loud.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Bill and Melinda Gates divorce could shake up philanthropy (apnews.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\nAs much as Bill and Melinda Gates might want to keep their pending divorce private, the split between the billionaire co-founders of the world\u2019s largest private foundation is sure to have very public consequences, with the breakup having already sent a wave of anxious uncertainty through the worlds of philanthropy and community health.<\/p>\n
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, with an endowment of nearly $50 billion, donates about $5 billion annually to causes around the world. Last year, it donated $1 billion to combat COVID-19 through the administering of vaccines.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Chauvin\u2019s lawyer seeks new trial, hearing to impeach verdict (apnews.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\nThe defense attorney for the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing\u00a0George Floyd<\/a>\u00a0has requested a new trial, saying the court abused its discretion, and he wants a hearing to have the verdict impeached because of what he says is jury misconduct, according to a court document filed Tuesday.<\/p>\nDerek Chauvin<\/a>, who is white,\u00a0was convicted last month<\/a>\u00a0of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the May 25 death of Floyd. Evidence at trial showed Chauvin pressed his knee against Floyd\u2019s neck for 9 1\/2 minutes as the Black man said he couldn\u2019t breathe and went motionless.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nBiden\u2019s National Day of Prayer proclamation lacks mention of God (catholicnewsagency.com)<\/a><\/p>\nUS President Joe Biden issued on Wednesday the annual proclamation of a National Day of Prayer, without mentioning any deity in it.<\/p>\n
The May 5 statement<\/a>\u00a0says that \u201cthroughout our history, Americans of many religions and belief systems have turned to prayer for strength, hope, and guidance. Prayer has nourished countless souls and powered moral movements \u2014 including essential fights against racial injustice, child labor, and infringement on the rights of disabled Americans.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\nWine that went to space for sale with $1 million price tag (apnews.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\u00a0The wine is out of this world. The price is appropriately stratospheric.<\/p>\n
Christie\u2019s said Tuesday it is selling a bottle of French wine that spent more than a year in orbit aboard the International Space Station. The auction house thinks a wine connoisseur might pay as much as $1 million to own it.<\/p>\n
The P\u00e9trus 2000 is one of 12 bottles sent into space in November 2019 by researchers exploring the potential for extraterrestrial agriculture. It returned 14 months later subtly altered, according to wine experts who sampled it at a tasting in France.<\/p>\n
Tim Tiptree, international director of Christie\u2019s wine and spirits department, said the space-aged wine was \u201cmatured in a unique environment\u201d of near zero-gravity aboard the space station.<\/p>\n
The trip turned a $10,000-a-bottle wine known for its complexity, silky, ripe tannins and flavors of black cherry, cigar box and leather into a scientific novelty \u2014 and still a fine bottle of wine, Tiptree said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Archbishop Cordileone after stabbing of Asian women: \u201cwe must stop hating one another\u201d (catholicnewsagency.com)<\/a><\/p>\nMost Reverend Salvatore Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco, called on local Catholics to \u201cengage in prayer, adoration and fasting for an end to violence and hatred,\u201d after two Asian women were stabbed at a bus stop in downtown San Francisco on Tuesday at around 5:00 pm.<\/p>\n
In a statement released to CNA, Archbishop Cordileone wrote, \u201cIt happened again. This time, two Asian women were stabbed on the streets of San Francisco in broad daylight. How can this be happening?\u00a0Our beloved city is deteriorating. The Tenderloin is the center of homelessness and poverty. Solutions are going to require new and creative ideas, and a hard and honest look at some very painful realities.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u00a0Mon\u00a0 May 3,\u00a0 2021<\/b><\/p>\n
\u00a0Saints\u00a0Philip\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0James<\/a>, Apostles \u2013 Feast<\/p>\n Orthodox Easter Monday<\/a><\/p>\n Tuesday May 4, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0Star Wars<\/i>\u00a0Day<\/a>\u00a0(International observance<\/a>)<\/p>\n World Naked Gardening Day<\/a><\/p>\n Anti-Bullying Day<\/a>\u00a0(United Nations<\/a>)<\/p>\n Wednesday May 5,\u00a0 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n Cinco de Mayo<\/a><\/p>\n Thursday May 6,\u00a0 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n National Nurses Day<\/a><\/p>\n National Day of Prayer<\/a>\u2018<\/p>\n Friday\u00a0 May 7,\u00a0 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n Truman Day observed<\/a><\/p>\n Military Spouse Appreciation Day<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0Saturday May 8\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a02021<\/p>\n Victory in Europe Day<\/a><\/p>\n Sunday May 9,\u00a0 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n Mother\u2019s Day<\/a><\/p>\n Blessed \u00a0Carlo Acutis<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0(3 May 1991 \u2013 12 October 2006: Aged 15) Young Carlo is\u00a0Acutis,\u00a0 was born on May 3, 1991, would have been 30 years old this year.<\/p>\n Young Carlo is one of\u00a0 the newest Blesseds in the church.<\/p>\n Young Carlo is\u00a0the first millennial to be\u00a0beatified<\/a>\u00a0by Catholic Church.<\/p>\n Young Carlo was passionate about Computers.<\/strong><\/p>\n Young Carlo was passionate about the Eucharist.<\/strong><\/p>\n Young Carlo was inspired by blessed\u00a0James Alberione<\/b>\u00a0(April 4, 1884 \u2013 November 26, 1971)the founder of the Society of St. Paul,\u00a0 and of the Daughters of St. Paul to use the media to to evangelize and proclaim the Gospel.<\/p>\n So the result of all 3 ingredients led him to create a website listing all Eucharistic miracles<\/a> in the history of the church.<\/p>\n Like some other young saints\u00a0 contracted a form of cancer which led to his death.<\/p>\n His wise words of life.<\/p>\n \u201cDo not be afraid because with the Incarnation of Jesus, death becomes life, and there\u2019s no need to escape: Blessed Carlo Acutis\u2019 30th birthday celebrated by parishes across world (catholicnewsagency.com)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A new Catholic youth center named after Carlo Acutis opened in Reggio Calabria at the Holy Family parish in Palmi.<\/p>\n The oratory, which includes a soccer field, was inaugurated with a ribbon-cutting and blessing by Bishop Francesco Milito, who quoted St. John Bosco in his speech.<\/p>\n \u201cIn an oratory, three things can never be lacking: the sports field, the theater, and the church,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u00a0I usually write something a little longer and substantial. But I\u2019ve been working on another project but needed to put out something for the Last Week in Life. So here is\u00a0 briefly what is happening\u00a0 the world. A lot of interesting things. Click on the link to read more.<\/p>\n Survivor of subway crash reflects on decision to change cars (apnews.com)<\/a><\/p>\n A decision to change cars to get closer to a station exit may have saved Erik Bravo, a 34-year-old financial adviser who survived the collapse of an elevated line in Mexico City\u2019s subway system that killed 25 people and injured around 80.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Nature at its craziest: Trillions of cicadas about to emerge (apnews.com)<\/a><\/p>\n Sifting through a shovel load of dirt in a suburban backyard, Michael Raupp and Paula Shrewsbury find their quarry: a cicada nymph.<\/p>\n And then another. And another. And four more.<\/p>\n In maybe a third of a square foot of dirt, the University of Maryland entomologists find at least seven cicadas \u2014 a rate just shy of a million per acre. A nearby yard yielded a rate closer to 1.5 million.<\/p>\n And there\u2019s much more afoot. Trillions of the red-eyed black bugs are coming, scientists say.<\/p>\n When the entire brood emerges, backyards can look like undulating waves, and the bug chorus is lawnmower loud.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Bill and Melinda Gates divorce could shake up philanthropy (apnews.com)<\/a><\/p>\n As much as Bill and Melinda Gates might want to keep their pending divorce private, the split between the billionaire co-founders of the world\u2019s largest private foundation is sure to have very public consequences, with the breakup having already sent a wave of anxious uncertainty through the worlds of philanthropy and community health.<\/p>\n The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, with an endowment of nearly $50 billion, donates about $5 billion annually to causes around the world. Last year, it donated $1 billion to combat COVID-19 through the administering of vaccines.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Chauvin\u2019s lawyer seeks new trial, hearing to impeach verdict (apnews.com)<\/a><\/p>\n The defense attorney for the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing\u00a0George Floyd<\/a>\u00a0has requested a new trial, saying the court abused its discretion, and he wants a hearing to have the verdict impeached because of what he says is jury misconduct, according to a court document filed Tuesday.<\/p>\n Derek Chauvin<\/a>, who is white,\u00a0was convicted last month<\/a>\u00a0of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the May 25 death of Floyd. Evidence at trial showed Chauvin pressed his knee against Floyd\u2019s neck for 9 1\/2 minutes as the Black man said he couldn\u2019t breathe and went motionless.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Biden\u2019s National Day of Prayer proclamation lacks mention of God (catholicnewsagency.com)<\/a><\/p>\n US President Joe Biden issued on Wednesday the annual proclamation of a National Day of Prayer, without mentioning any deity in it.<\/p>\n The May 5 statement<\/a>\u00a0says that \u201cthroughout our history, Americans of many religions and belief systems have turned to prayer for strength, hope, and guidance. Prayer has nourished countless souls and powered moral movements \u2014 including essential fights against racial injustice, child labor, and infringement on the rights of disabled Americans.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Wine that went to space for sale with $1 million price tag (apnews.com)<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0The wine is out of this world. The price is appropriately stratospheric.<\/p>\n Christie\u2019s said Tuesday it is selling a bottle of French wine that spent more than a year in orbit aboard the International Space Station. The auction house thinks a wine connoisseur might pay as much as $1 million to own it.<\/p>\n The P\u00e9trus 2000 is one of 12 bottles sent into space in November 2019 by researchers exploring the potential for extraterrestrial agriculture. It returned 14 months later subtly altered, according to wine experts who sampled it at a tasting in France.<\/p>\n Tim Tiptree, international director of Christie\u2019s wine and spirits department, said the space-aged wine was \u201cmatured in a unique environment\u201d of near zero-gravity aboard the space station.<\/p>\n The trip turned a $10,000-a-bottle wine known for its complexity, silky, ripe tannins and flavors of black cherry, cigar box and leather into a scientific novelty \u2014 and still a fine bottle of wine, Tiptree said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Archbishop Cordileone after stabbing of Asian women: \u201cwe must stop hating one another\u201d (catholicnewsagency.com)<\/a><\/p>\n Most Reverend Salvatore Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco, called on local Catholics to \u201cengage in prayer, adoration and fasting for an end to violence and hatred,\u201d after two Asian women were stabbed at a bus stop in downtown San Francisco on Tuesday at around 5:00 pm.<\/p>\n In a statement released to CNA, Archbishop Cordileone wrote, \u201cIt happened again. This time, two Asian women were stabbed on the streets of San Francisco in broad daylight. How can this be happening?\u00a0Our beloved city is deteriorating. The Tenderloin is the center of homelessness and poverty. Solutions are going to require new and creative ideas, and a hard and honest look at some very painful realities.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
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\nBeatification<\/strong>\u00a0 Saturday, October 10 at 4 P.M, Papal Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi\u00a0 by Pope Francis<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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